On 30 October 2021, empty coal train 9QJ5 travelling west to Moura mine, derailed at the 99.270 km point between Mount Rainbow and Dumgree, Queensland. A total of 20 wagons and 2 remote locomotives (mid-train) derailed. The derailment occurred following ballast undercutting work that had been completed 2 days prior.
What happened. On 30 October 2021, empty coal train 9QJ5 travelling west to Moura mine, derailed at the 99.270 km point between Mount Rainbow and Dumgree, …
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Aurizon's Coal business provides a critical service to Australia's $127 billion 1 export coal industry; the nation's largest source of export revenue in FY2023. We haul around half of Australia's export coal volume. As a …
A special 30 wagon train was used to audi t loading and unloading performance at three central Queensland coal mines which were known to have problems wit h coal hangup during unloading. The ...
Communities in QLD are also concerned about being exposed to air pollution from coal trains. Dr Merryn Redenbach from DEA calls for coal wagons to be covered: "It doesn't look like there's any safe...
In this presentation, I would like to cover wagons used to move bulk loading around the Queensland Rail Network. I will leave bulk ISO containers for another time or for someone else. In keeping with the Convention theme, the listing of wagons below will show the then and now in the transportation of bulk loading.
Aurizon has claimed a record for the longest train ever through the Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN). The 2.3 km train had 136 wagons and carried …
ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 91 (2003) 1271–1283 Full-scale measurements for evaluation of coal dust release from train wagons with two different shelter covers A.D. Ferreiraa,*, D.X. Viegasa, A.C.M. Sousab a Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Coimbra 3030 …
the train passes underneath the surge bin the loadout operator uses these outlets to place the coal in the wagon. Unlike the impact loader the position of the coal that directly hits the bottom of ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -A coal train in major exporter Australia's Queensland state derailed after it hit a freight train late on Sunday night, haulage operator Aurizon Holdings Ltd said on Monday.
A fractured axle was found on a wagon which derailed during a rail accident south of Rockhampton, Queensland, in January; ... the crew of an Aurizon coal train, travelling on the parallel track in the opposite direction, noticed a cloud of dust emanating from the freight train, and began to apply their own emergency brake. ... Derailment of ...
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At about 1126 Eastern Standard Time, the light engine struck the stationary coal train. The light engine and five wagons of the coal train were significantly damaged. Of the light engine's three occupants, one sustained minor injuries, one was seriously injured and one was fatally injured. The two drivers of the coal train were uninjured.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Vaughan Johnson today announced that Queensland Rail is finalising a contract with Goninan North Queensland Pty Ltd for the construction …
Intensive environment pollution takes place during coal transportation in open wagons. Emission of coal dust from the coal wagons cause contamination of atmosphere and territory adjacent to the ...
At 1910:33, as the train was slowing, the driver broadcast an emergency call over the ultra‑high frequency (UHF) radio. The train stopped about 1,113 m from the point of derailment. Several multi-pack wagons from train 82P7 had derailed, significantly damaging points, crossings, level crossing equipment, and overhead wiring stanchions …
Coppabella, Queensland, Australia - 02.26.2021; Danger, keep out, no tresspassing sign against a background of empty coal wagons at the coal train depot in Coppabella, Central Queensland. An aerial view of Kooragang island in Newcastle showing the coal stacks and loading facilities, Newcastle is one of the largest coal export ports in Australia.
The company has sent a 2.3 kilometre, 136 wagon train through the Central Queensland Coal Network, which carried 11,000 tonnes of coal to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET).
The buckle resulted in 17 wagons in the train consist derailing, damaging 502 m of track on the down line and 54 m of track on the adjacent up line, with rails, sleepers and overhead line equipment requiring replacement. Thirteen coal wagons were extensively damaged and not expected to be repaired. There were no injuries. What the ATSB found
The Bowen Rail Company's Carmichael Rail Network is a critical link between Queensland's rich coal resources in the Galilee Basin and Australia's most northerly …
During transportation of bulk resources residual material, known as carryback, lodges in vessels such as coal or ore wagons and is a major problem for the mining industry, …
Downer is proud to deliver the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP). The QTMP is a state-shaping project, which will support rail manufacturing in …
This was insufficient to allow the driver to control the speed of the train down the range. Queensland Transport acknowledges the efforts of the ATSB for chairing the panel and Queensland Rail for their professionalism and …
Bradken Resources - a firm founded by former BHP steelworkers in 1922 - will supply the coal wagons. Pacific National has agreed to provide maintenance for BMA's four train sets.
A coal train in major exporter Australia's Queensland state derailed after it hit a freight train late on Sunday night, haulage operator Aurizon Holdings Ltd said on Monday.
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The initial $150 million order is split between RACS and UGL Limited, which in total is manufacturing 19 180-tonne diesel-electric locomotives and 320 of the same wagons as RACS. "More than 100 staff at Redbank built the 106 wagons, which are the first standard gauge coal wagons produced at the Redbank facility," Ms Nolan said.
The Bowen Rail Company's Carmichael Rail Network is a critical link between Queensland's rich coal resources in the Galilee Basin and Australia's most northerly coal export port. The approximately 200km narrow gauge railway is a new rail network that links up with existing rail infrastructure to the North Queensland Export Terminal.
The 2.3 kilometre train had 136 wagons and carried 11,000 tonnes of coal through the Blackwater rail system to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET). ... our supply chain partners and the Queensland coal industry generally. "We have achieved this through innovative operational improvements in Queensland over recent years, …